cedavid22

cedavid22 specializes in Med/Surg.

Latest Activity

1. Requesting Info about Transplant Nursing

   cedavid22 replied to EGKB's topic in General Nursing

   transplant nursing is definitely something you can get into as a new grad. that was my first job. its a very challenging med/surg environment with very sick patients & tons of meds (it may be different elsewhere). i worked on a unit that had l...

2. new grad and preceptor

   cedavid22 replied to happymaole's topic in General Nursing

   if you've only been working a couple of times...you should only be on 1 patient...you can learn a lot from 1 pt. when i've precepted, i usually let them shadow me the first day, then 1 pt. the next, so they can see the "big" picture. as they move on ...

3. Honestly, is nursing really what I want?

   cedavid22 replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

   my mistake...so sorry for the misunderstanding. its very unfortunate that i have heard nurses on numerous occasions refer to us as pooper scoopers, so i took it within context.

4. advice for ER interview please

   cedavid22 posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi all! I have an ER interview next week & would appreciate any advice. My background: I worked on a very busy 36 bed transplant med/surg with stepdown unit for 2.5 yrs. I have experience as a charge nurse and preceptor. I am currently in scho...

5. Anyone in my predictament? What are your chances of getting in?

   cedavid22 replied to rujason79's topic in New Jersey

   did you check out rutgers nursing? if you go in, you can ask what your chances are. they have a 2nd degree program now, too. i graduated from rutgers in '99 & went back to rutgers nursing in '01 & had absolutely no problem getting in. my ...

6. Honestly, is nursing really what I want?

   cedavid22 replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

   i think you have to ask yourself what you really want in life...are you doing this for yourself or to make your parents happy...are you doing it only for the money, etc. etc. it definitely takes a certain type of person to be a nurse. in order to p...